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A natural food vegan restaurant at the bus terminal complex. Menu has photos. Located outside exit 1 in the metro station. 고속터미널역 부근의 자연식 채식 밥집입니다. 음식은 유기농 밥과 효소 반찬으로 맛을 냅니다. 메뉴는 사진으로 제시되어 있으며 쌀과 각종 재료들은 국내산을 사용하며, 산지가 명시되어 있습니다. 각종 장류와 반찬들을 판매하며, 전 메뉴 방문포장이 가능합니다. 영업시간은 매일 10:00 - 22:00이며, 둘째주, 넷째주 화요일은 휴무입니다. Reported closed, Jan 2018.


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24 Reviews

First Review by dan&mia

Trambau

Points +2929

Vegetarian
13 Jan 2018

Sad to hear it was closed!

The food was so delicious and nice T___T Great Korean traditional veg food ~

Updated from previous review on 2018-01-13

Knauji82

Points +2386

Vegan
02 Jan 2018

what a great korean restaurant

I enjoyed the food there. So many korean foods and side dishes made vegan. So sad to see them go away forever. The restaurant is closed now since December 31st 2017

Pros: good food

Cons: closed for good

HannahLynnDavison

Points +34

Vegan
22 Nov 2017

this place is a dream

So addicted to this place !! So delicious.

gingerg

Points +31

Vegetarian
16 Nov 2017

so so good

Try this place! It's hard to find vegan Korean food. This place is excellent. I've tried the bibimbap with wild vegetables, dumplings, and soybean paste stew. All delicious. I will be back to try more.

Pros: friendly staff, English menu , many options

LaiNamKhim

Points +370

Vegetarian
24 Oct 2017

Tasty vegan Korean food

I was in the Gangnam area and I specially took the subway to come here for my dinner.

I had the army stew (budae jjigae, listed in English as "kimchi stew with sausage") which was really delicious. I had another order of fried dumplings (manu) and that was really good too.

This is easily one of my top favourite vegetarian restaurant in Seoul.

Pros: delicious vegan Korean food, convenient location in Gangnam, inexpensive

Cons: may be difficult to find, limited seats

spiceangel

Points +15

Mostly Veg
14 Sep 2017

Loved it!

On our visit to Seoul, we have been here twice.
Exit 1 out of Express bus terminal.
Has an English and picture menu. Very friendly and yummy food!

milinae321

Points +21

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2017

I wish there were more places like this in Korea

I liked this place very much. There were a great variety of dishes on the menu, I wished I could choose more than just one. The food, soup, side dishes and even the water was very delicious and I could feel that they use good quality ingredients. I will definitely come back to try out other things as well. It is also conveniently located and reasonably priced. Who needs more?

Pros: delicious, good quality, cheap, conveniently locat

Cons: none

edwardbc

Points +1021

Vegan
12 Aug 2017

Great kimchi stew

Tried the kimchi stew and loved it. Also helped me with an upset stomach from the days before.The taste was really good and spicy. They also sell kimchi to take away, don't miss the chance to buy some if they have available.

TrinaRowell

Points +104

Vegan
02 Aug 2017

Location and Menu

Leave exit 1 out of the subway at Express bus Terminal and walk 100m straight, it's on your right, ground level in the strip mall~ I had difficulty finding specific instructions so I wanted to post this for others. It's easy to find with these directions. They offer Korean foods and prices, economical at 6,000-8,000 won. The place looked small, clean and cafeteria/cafe style. I posted a picture of the menu and the site from the outside (see photos). Unfortunately, it is closed on Tuesdays so I was not able to go in and try. I hope to go back as this is one of the few vegan restaurants located near a subway exit in Seoul~ and think it looks nice with a good assortment/price. I have heard others say the food is delicious here.

Pros: price, korean food, convient to subway

Cons: closed Tuesdays

EOH

Points +226

Vegan
31 Jul 2017

yummy

Very yummy, wholesome but light food.
Very friendly staff, food cooked to order and fresh.
Simple yet flavourful.

Pros: nice selection of soup based foods , friendly staff and nice atmosphere, light and healthy

JamesWhite1001

Points +22

Vegan
29 Jun 2017

Soup was lovely!

Not usually a big soup/stew fan, but it was quite yummy!

PhillipPark

Points +436

Vegan
21 Apr 2017

꽤 맛있어요! Quite delicious

100% 비건이라 좋습니다. 콩고기버섯 덮밥을 자주 먹는데 맛있어요 ㅎㅎ
반찬도 맛있어요 특히 채식 김치! 어머니가 이집 고추장을 아주 좋아하십니다.
All of the menus are really good. It's really great to have a 100% vegan restaurant near my house. I especially enjoy their "rice served with soy meat and mushrooms". Their banchans are also really good I love their vegan kimchi! Super refreshing.


Updated from previous review on 2017-04-20

Pros: 100% vegan

Cons: Serving size is quite small , I don't like their Hangul chairs haha

tulips326

Points +90

Vegan
29 Dec 2016

Nice little place

Babione is great and I love their kimchi stew and their country bean paste soup. The portion sizes are good for the price and the side dishes are quite tasty. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone. It is also easy to find and the prices are good. The chef used to be a Buddhist monk, I believe and he makes great food. I'm happy to learn about this place. I took my friend visiting here from Japan a few times. She was pleased, too.

Pros: Excellent location, Good portion sizes, Good prices

Cons: No bathroom, Not many seats

BrendanWatt

Points +58

Vegan
18 Nov 2016

wonderful friendly atmosphere

We got a bit lost... it really is about 100m straight out from exit 1 and on the right.It feels like eating at a host family! we had the glass noodles with red pepper sauce and the kimchi stew. very good value and tasty - a first for me as its not easy to get veg Korean food in Sydney.

Pros: Good menu variety, very quick service, very good value

PeterSong

Points +65

Vegetarian
08 Nov 2016

Awesome, convenient, affordable Korean style vegan restaurant!

Their food is just awesome! There are a variety of choices, and they are quite inexpensive compared to other vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Korea. And if you want to try Korean style vegan food, this is a very good place to start.

As many folks mentioned, it is located in a very convenient place, so you can’t miss it!

One more thing: this is one of the few vegan restaurants in Korea which has 無五辛菜 option for Buddhist vegetarians.

Personally, I love their mushroom dishes, noodle soup with perilla seed, and bibimbaps (They have two different kinds. Honestly, both taste good). :)

Pros: Great food, Affordable price, Convenient location

Cons: Some of their dishes can be bland to some folks.

rburrke

Points +158

Herbivore
10 Oct 2016

OK

I always heard such great things about this place but honestly... it fell flat. I mean it was ok, but really nothing special. I probably wont waste my time there again.


Updated from previous review on 2016-10-10

Pros: Ok food

Cons: Small portions

StephanieRoth

Points +54

Vegan
19 Jan 2016

Delicious, authentic Korean food

This is a great little restaurant. The food is delicious and the people who run it are super nice. I highly recommend the Kimchi Jjigae. They have their menu in English with pictures of the dishes making it easy to know what you are ordering. They also sell their own kimchi and other banchan to take home.

gleeyjin

Points +16

Vegan
28 Dec 2015

Loved it!

I got the kalguksu (noodles) here and it was absolutely delicious. I do have to say that I think they, thinking I wasn't Korean (I'm second-gen born in the US), gave me less banchan than everyone else in the assumption that I wouldn't know any better--of course I was a bit peeved, but maybe they always give less to people who order kalguksu, or to people who go alone, I don't know. Nonetheless, food was great and I would 100% go again.

Pros: Awesome noodles

Cons: Potential bias?

KleinBiket

Points +81

Mostly Veg
05 Oct 2015

Very good vegan place

Lots of vegan choices, mainly soups with rice and side dishes ! one of my favorites so far !

Pros: cheap and delicious korean food

persimmonpunch

Points +20

Vegan
08 Aug 2015

FANTASTIC VEGAN KOREAN FOOD

The food was amazing! If anything it was too salty, definitely not bland. I have no idea what the other reviewers were thinking. I guess the owner read the reviews and now adds way too much salt! ugh! Anyway the food was great! We ordered the kalkuksu noodles in bean soup as well as one of the popular sousp. I don't remember the name, but it was delicious. The side dishes were great too especially the salad, which was fruit. The side dishes were too salty for me but I eat a high carb, low fat, low salt, no oil diet...obviously unless I eat out. I recommend this place and I'll go back whenever I'm in Seoul and I'll bring my friends too!

Pros: delicious, good serving sizes, not too oily

Cons: salty mains :(, salty side dishes :(

LaurenceM

Points +50

Vegan
11 Jul 2015

vegan food at a low price in a convenient location

I enjoyed eating at Babione. The staff does not really speak English but they were very nice. The restaurant is small but clean, cute and comfortable. I took the 7000 won soup and my boyfriend the 6000 won soup (upper right corner of the menu). It came with a bowl of rice with red beans and I believe 5 side dishes. It was good! And for that price in a restaurant that cute in a convenient location like that I think it is great. :-) opening hours: 10 am to 10 pm.

Pros: price, location, cute

jotacosta

Points +19

Vegetarian
15 Apr 2015

review

nice mom and pop place. food is ok, but it is cheap and easy to find. if you're close, and hungry don't miss it

arcticfox

Points +98

Vegetarian
13 Feb 2015

(Good) restaurant at convenient location!

This restaurant actually has an convenient location in the express bus terminal complex! Everytime you take the bus to another city in Korea or when you arrive there you can have food there without having to go to anohter far location! Same for opening hours, it is only closed on Tuesdays.
Take exit 1 of Express Bus Terminal and head to the front side of Express Bus Building complex. There are a lot of restaurants beside each other and Babione is one of them.
People lacking Korean skills may encounter some problems as the menu is in Korean and the staff seems to lack English skills. But the menu features pictures of the meals so you'll still be able to show them what you want!
Many complained about the bland taste of the food but I was totally ok with that as they don't use any artifical stuff.
Staff could be more friendly but as long as they don't bother me I'm fine with that.
Last time I got there with a friend 30 minutes before they close, but we were rejected from ordering... They didn't displayed their last order anywhere. It was a pity they didn't make any exception which is sometimes even common at other restaurants or make take-out instead. Since then I'm avoiding this place... :(

Pros: location, natural food, fair price

Cons: a bit bland, staff

dan&mia

Points +759

Vegetarian
16 Nov 2014

Good portion sizes, ok food

We had a decent meal. They had a really good spicy sauce to pour on your meal. We enjoyed the rice balls. Otherwise, the food was ok.

Pros: Easy to find, close to subway

Cons: Could have been more flavorful




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